With the ban going into effect, I thought it might be helpful to allow people to share their experiences about the Australian teen social media ban and how it has affected them.

Note: For the Aussie Zone lemmy requirements, see here. Please use that thread for an Aussie Zone specific discussions or questions.

Good luck, everyone!

  • Zagorath@aussie.zone
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    1 day ago

    I wonder if the instructions are consistent enough that someone could make a bespoke video on YouTube that opens its mouth at the right time.

    tbh it looks like most of these platforms are going to be predominantly relying on historical analysis and account age, so most people probably won’t ever need to provide any evidence. If your Facebook account is 10+ years old, has photos of you on it already, and you’ve shared content including boring adult subjects like politics and professional sports, they’ll probably already assume you’re an adult.

    I’ve definitely been getting increasingly frustrated at Facebook’s algorithm though. At the very least I am seriously considering installing an extension that hides the entire News Feed, so I only see stuff that I specifically seek out, which will likely only be on a handful of pages I actually care about.

    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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      1 day ago

      I’ve got no idea. Maybe someone with filters on can perform the movements that get asked for.

      I’m not going to use a real name one though which is the only one old enough. Facebook is also really kind of crap, I haven’t gone on it in ages.

      Also years ago I got my data out of curiousity and Google thought I was an 18 year old male gamer.